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Table 2 Characteristics of 15 – 24 year old males accessing chlamydia tests through the internet, GP and Community SRH services (2010)

From: Internet testing for Chlamydia trachomatisin England, 2006 to 2010

 

All NCSP tests

Internet

GP

SRH

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Total number of tests

436,389

 

21,451

 

39,432

 

45,596

 

Test result

        

Positive

18,511

(4.2%)

1,740

(8.1%)

2,251

(5.7%)

4,504

(9.9%)

Age group

        

15

18,405

(4%)

237

(1%)

901

(2%)

3,215

(7%)

16-19

232,692

(53%)

6,659

(31%)

14,283

(36%)

24,866

(55%)

20-24

185,292

(42%)

14,555

(68%)

24,248

(61%)

17,515

(38%)

Ethnicity

        

White

235,570

(81%)

17,926

(91%)

20,976

(70%)

26,261

(78%)

Black

19,178

(7%)

499

(3%)

2,784

(9%)

4,002

(12%)

Asian

22,370

(8%)

519

(3%)

4,744

(16%)

1,488

(4%)

Chinese

1,121

(0%)

24

(0%)

335

(1%)

75

(0%)

Other

1,625

(1%)

59

(0%)

298

(1%)

194

(1%)

Mixed

9,667

(3%)

569

(3%)

950

(3%)

1,703

(5%)

Unknown

146,858

 

1,855

 

9,345

 

11,783

 

Reports new sexual partner in past 3 months

        

No

79,607

(43%)

6,537

(38%)

14,518

(55%)

7,913

(35%)

Yes

105,247

(57%)

10,647

(62%)

11,658

(45%)

14,883

(65%)

Unknown

251,535

 

4,267

 

13,256

 

22,800

 

Reports >1 sexual partner in past 12 months

        

No

73,104

(43%)

5,216

(32%)

13,830

(55%)

6,764

(32%)

Yes

98,597

(57%)

11,338

(68%)

11,144

(45%)

14,244

(68%)

Unknown

264,688

 

4,897

 

14,458

 

24,588

 

IMD quintile

        

1 (Most deprived)

109,663

(30%)

3,733

(18%)

10,837

(30%)

15,331

(37%)

2

87,123

(24%)

4,276

(21%)

9,525

(27%)

10,053

(24%)

3

69,344

(19%)

4,353

(21%)

6,186

(17%)

6,395

(16%)

4

55,567

(15%)

4,093

(20%)

4,571

(13%)

5,523

(13%)

5 (Least deprived)

45,781

(12%)

4,164

(20%)

4,495

(13%)

3,952

(10%)

Unknown

68,911

 

832

 

3,818

 

4,342

 
  1. *Restricted to 71 programme areas (111 PCTs) using specific codes for tests accessed through the internet GP: General practice; SRH: Community sexual and reproductive health service.